A/n: Hey everyone! Its been a good few months since I wrote anything for this story, and I was telling my best friend how I kind of miss it! So I decided to write something for this. And in other news and stuff; I'm getting better :) Still pretty underweight, but I think I'm coming along pretty well! And thank you to everyone who read my author's note! I appreciate your encouragement!

Oh! And I would suggest listening to Fix You by Coldplay! It's what I listened to while writing this to set the mood.

So, thank you and enjoy!

Third Person POV:

Alec sighed angrily after Magnus left. He ran a hand through his shaggy black hair and laid his head down on his desk with a thud. He just wished that Magnus could see himself for who he truly was. He was getting sicker, from what Alec could tell. He picked his head up from the top of his desk and opened a drawer. In it sat a small silver razor. Alec's fingers tingled as he picked it up and got up from the desk and went to the bathroom.

Once he was in the bathroom, he closed the door behind him and locked it. He didn't want anybody to walk in on him doing this. It was only suppose to be his secret. But Magnus and Hodge knew. He didn't want them to know. He took in a shaky breath as he positioned the razor against his skin.

He ran the razor against his once pale skin. It stung for a moment and then it became numb. Alec smiled in a sick way. It was always like this. Pain and then numbness. It would never just be pain. He wanted to hurt. Hurting meant he was still alive. Alive enough on the outside, that is. He died on the inside a while ago.

He flicked the razor into the sick and slid to the floor. He just sat there, looking at the gleaming crimson seeping from his skin. He didn't know how many minutes passed by, it could have been hours for all he knew. He just sat there in plain silence and numbness. It was the only way out. The numbness. Nothing could ever compare to this.

He got up after a while and went to the sink. Holding onto the edge of it as a wave of dizziness washed over him. He took in a deep breath to clear his head and to calm his heart. He looked down at the cuts and turned on the taps. He washed the cuts and once that was done, dried them off and wrapped them in bandages. He pulled the sleeves of his shirt down over his arms so they were concealed. He did not need any of his family members pestering him about it. Especially Isabelle.

"Hey Alec! Are you in there?" Speaking of Isabelle.

Alec quickly washed the razor and the sink and put the razor in a cabinet. He opened his bathroom door. His little sister stood there with a sheepish grin on her face.

"What do you want, Isabelle?" Alec asked as he stepped out of the bathroom and closed the door.

Isabelle shrugged. "I just wanted to know if you would like to hang out. Y'know, sibling bonding time? Ever since that happened, we've been drifting away. I miss you."

Alec felt a little bad for being so distant with his sister lately. It wasn't like he meant to. Their parents tried to keep them apart. But they were too close. He missed her too. He opened his arms and motioned for her to come over. She stepped into his arms and he wrapped her in a tight hug.

"I'm sorry Isabelle," He said.

"I know," She replied.

"I'm sorry I haven't been there for you lately," Alec muttered as tears started to trail down his face.

"It's okay. I forgive you no matter what," She said.

Alec tightened his grip on her. Isabelle had no idea how much her words meant to him. Him being told that he was forgiven no matter what, he been such a relief. He hadn't been the best big brother to her for a while. And she was right. They had been getting too distant lately. He didn't even know what her favorite color was anymore.

"Thank you Isabelle."


As Magnus walked in through the door to his house, he noticed two things. One; he didn't know how cold he was until he was in the warmth. And two, it was unusually quiet in the house. He shook out his damp hair and water and glitter fell to the floor. He toed off his shoes and went to see where his parents were.

And like usual, he found them in the kitchen. They sat in silence. Looking down at papers in front of them. His heart picked up pace as he approached them. They looked too unemotional. Like they were numb or something.

"What's going on?" He asked as he took a seat at the table.

"Should we tell him?" His mother asked his father.

"He's going to find out later anyway," His father replied gruffly.

His mother turned to him. Unshed tears were in her light green eyes. She took his hand in her own and began to rub circles on his bony hand. Her frown deepened but she didn't question him. She took a deep breath and looked into Magnus' eyes.

"Sweetheart, you father and I decided that our marriage isn't working out anymore. We're getting a divorce," She said gently.

Magnus felt his blood run cold and his heart gave a painful lurch in his chest. He took his hand away from his mother's. He glared at them.

"Please say that this is just a sick joke," He said.

"I'm afraid not sweetheart. We have the papers here and everything," His mother replied sadly.

He refused to listen anymore and got up from the chair he was sitting on, almost robotically he left the kitchen and went up to his bedroom. When he stepped into the room he slammed the door as hard as he could behind him. He didn't care how much trouble he would be in later. Right now everything was falling apart before him. He thought his parents were in love. Had the most stable marriage that he ever knew. He felt sick. All this time they were just playing a game of house.

He fell to the floor and let the tears just flow freely. He didn't know what he was going to do. He was probably going to stay with his mom because he and his father never had that much of a bond, whereas he and his mother were close.

With shaking hands and reached into the pocket of his jeans and took out his cellphone. He unlocked it and went to his contacts. He touched the screen where Alec's name was and pressed 'call number.' He prayed that Alec would pick up. He needed to hear Alec's voice. He wanted Alec by his side right now. He didn't want to be by himself. He picked up on the fourth ring.

"'Lo?" Alec said.

"A-Alec?" Magnus' voice cracked and he started to sob.

"Magnus? What's wrong?" Alec said in a panic.

"C-can you come over?" Magnus replied through his sobs.

"I'll be there in a few minutes" He said.

"Thank you" Magnus whispered and hung up.

Magnus sat there in a haze of his tears. The sobs were becoming almost painful. He laid down on his carpeted floor, not being able to get up and move to his bed. He laid there and just cried. Feeling the worst he's ever felt in a while. He just wished that he could wake up and that this was all a bad dream. But he knew it wasn't a dream and that this was actually happening. His parents were getting a divorce, Alec probably hated him and he was slowly dying and he couldn't bring himself to care.

He lifted his head as he heard a knock on his bedroom door. He croaked out something that sounded like 'come in' and Alec appeared in his doorway. A concerned look on his face as he closed the door gently behind him and locked it.

"Magnus? What's wrong?" Alec asked as he knelt down by Magnus' side.

Magnus tried to sit up. Alec helped him up. Magnus gave Alec a small smile and leaned his head against the wall next to the door. His tired and damp eyes were on Alec's face. There was a light dusting of pink on his cheeks and his eyes looked like a stormy blue. It was almost painful how beautiful Alec was. Magnus took a deep, shuddering breath.

"My parents are getting a divorce. I didn't know what to do so I called you," Magnus said quietly.

His eyes widened when he felt Alec's arms encircle him. He returned the hug, tightly, and he let his head rest on Alec's shoulder. He felt his chest constrict painfully, and he started to sob again. Alec just tightened his hold on him and rubbed his back soothingly, and whispered that it was going to be alright in his ear. Magnus just cried even harder.

They sat like that for a while. Magnus calmed down and started to doze off in Alec's arms. He smiled at the feeling and picked Magnus up without little effort and gently placed him on his large bed. Alec retreated to the desk chair in the corner of the room and just looked around the room.

It was definitely something Magnus painted himself. It was painted different colors and had glitter everywhere. The only thing that was dark in his room was his bed frame and dressers. Everything else was brightly colored and just screamed 'happiness.' But Alec knew better. Even though he didn't know Magnus that long, he knew enough to know that Magnus wasn't that happy.

His thoughts were interrupted when Magnus rolled over and opened his eyes. Alec's heart pained at the sight. Magnus' eyes were red and puffy from all the crying he did and he still had unshed tears in his eyes.

"A-Alec? Will you lie down with me?" Magnus asked.

Alec felt his face heat up. "S-sure."

He took off his shoes and climbed onto Magnus' bed. He laid down on the left side and turned to Magnus. Hesitantly, he put his arms around the other boy's small frame and gently pulled him into his own chest. He heard Magnus give a shuddering sigh and laid his head on Alec's shoulder and placed a hand on his chest. Alec smiled down at his friend. He didn't know why but he felt so comfortable, whereas other guys would be creeped out. He didn't know what he felt for his friend but he couldn't bring himself to contemplate that right now. He moved a piece of Magnus' hair back from his face.

"I will try to fix you, I promise Magnus," He whispered.

He took one more look at his friends sleeping face and closed his eyes.


A little while later, Magnus' mom went up to her son's room to check up on him. When she tried to turn the doorknob, it was locked. She sighed and took a key from her pocket and unlocked the door. When she opened the door, she gave a small gasp.

Her son was lying on his bed, wrapped up in another boy's arms. They looked so peaceful and tranquil. She smiled and hoped that their friendship or relationship worked out for them. She didn't want to see her son hurt the same way she did.

She shook her head and closed the door gently. A small smile on her face as she walked downstairs.

A/n: Alright, so how was that? I think that this is my favorite chapter I've written for this story. We get a little bit of Alec/Isabelle sibling bonding moment and we finally see Magnus crumbling and Alec helping him. I am thoroughly happy with this chapter. And I hope you guys are too! And once again, I'm sorry for the long wait for an update.

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